"Print Screen" meaning in English

See Print Screen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Print Screens [plural], Prt Sc [alternative], Prt Scr [alternative], Prt Scn [alternative], Prt Scrn [alternative], Prtn Scr [alternative], Print Scrn [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Print Screen}} Print Screen (plural Print Screens)
  1. A keyboard key; typically, the same key shares the functions of Print Screen and System Request (SysRq). Print Screen prints the screen in some command line systems such as MS-DOS and makes a screenshot in some graphical interface systems such as Windows. Categories (topical): Buttons
    Sense id: en-Print_Screen-en-noun-mhRrPmUO Disambiguation of Buttons: 87 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 3 32 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 3 31 32
  2. A screenshot.
    Sense id: en-Print_Screen-en-noun-fmLCp8qd

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "Print Screens",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Prt Sc",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Prt Scr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Prt Scn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Prt Scrn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Prtn Scr",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Print Scrn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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        },
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            "Machines",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
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        "A keyboard key; typically, the same key shares the functions of Print Screen and System Request (SysRq). Print Screen prints the screen in some command line systems such as MS-DOS and makes a screenshot in some graphical interface systems such as Windows."
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        ],
        [
          "System Request",
          "System Request"
        ],
        [
          "SysRq",
          "SysRq"
        ],
        [
          "command line",
          "command line"
        ],
        [
          "MS-DOS",
          "MS-DOS"
        ],
        [
          "screenshot",
          "screenshot"
        ],
        [
          "graphical",
          "graphical"
        ],
        [
          "Windows",
          "Windows"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Send me a Print Screen with the error message.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "A screenshot."
      ],
      "id": "en-Print_Screen-en-noun-fmLCp8qd",
      "links": [
        [
          "screenshot",
          "screenshot"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Print Screen"
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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Buttons"
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        "plural"
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    },
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        "alternative"
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    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Prt Scn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Prt Scrn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Print Scrn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "A keyboard key; typically, the same key shares the functions of Print Screen and System Request (SysRq). Print Screen prints the screen in some command line systems such as MS-DOS and makes a screenshot in some graphical interface systems such as Windows."
      ],
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          "key"
        ],
        [
          "System Request",
          "System Request"
        ],
        [
          "SysRq",
          "SysRq"
        ],
        [
          "command line",
          "command line"
        ],
        [
          "MS-DOS",
          "MS-DOS"
        ],
        [
          "screenshot",
          "screenshot"
        ],
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          "graphical",
          "graphical"
        ],
        [
          "Windows",
          "Windows"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
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        }
      ],
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        "A screenshot."
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}

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